My dog keeps crying?

[scootaru]

Hi I wonder if anyone could shed some light.

I have an 8 year old Neapolitan Mastiff. He has always been a happy dog and he is very active for his age. He goes for walks once a day and cant wait to get out - He wakes me up every morning for his morning walk.

I have had him since he was a puppy and nothing new has changed in his lifestyle.

Over the last year though he has started to cry all day long for no apparent reason. He is not sick (as far as I can tell) he is not in pain anywhere, he wants to play all the time, nothing has changed from his daily routine and nothing new has been added to our home (kids, animals or anything else)

He just spends the day crying while laying in the hall way. He will come in from his walk, sleep for a couple of hours and then when he wakes up he will just cry all day long until he eventually goes to sleep in the evening. He then starts the process all over the next day.

When one of us gets up to rub him, he will stop and wag his tail and be all happy again but then when we leave him to carry on with our stuff he starts to cry again.

I really don't know whats up with him - Is he depressed? Should I start taking him out more then once? He does have a bit of a wobbly leg which is why he only gets one long walk a day but ever since he was a puppy he has got one walk a day. Someone is ALWAYS home with him, he is never alone.

Is he to dependent on us? What should I do?

Thanks for reading and hopefully I can get some kind of help - Do they do doggy shrinks? :)

[scootaru]

Thanks everyone for the replies - I took him to the vet and it turned out to be arthritis in his back leg.

The vet put him on a drug called Metacam and he has been acting like a puppy ever since. He no longer poos in my house, only limps about when he first gets up, no longer cries all day long and is up and ready to go for his walks.

He is like a new dog, although he has to take this medication for the rest of his life, it is a small price to pay to see him acting like a puppy again

Thanks every

[staceybeck01]

I'm glad you posted this! My mid-age golden retriever is doing the same thing and I don't know if it's a mid life crisis or what!  I'm glad you were able to find out what was wrong with your dog, I think I'll go ahead and take mine to the sudbury animal hospital to make sure it isn't something serious. http://www.baxterah.ca/

[Trishula]

My border collie is 15 years old.  He has lost most of his hearing and has shown signs of poor mobility in his hind quarters for some time.  I have had him to the vet's, he is on Metacam but he still whines all day, even with a full bowl of water, food and after a walk.  He holds his water all night, doesn't pee or pooh in the house.  His whining is making me crazy because I can't do anything to make it stop.  Could it be time to say good bye?

[snoofdog]

I bet the metacam is costing a fortune. I get a prescription from my vet for about180 .ml bottles and get them from a trusted company on the internet at a third of the price.

[el_em_en_oh]

My 7 year old English Mastiff (Condi) started that, at the age of 6.

Turned out to be caused by pain resulting from osteosarcoma (bone cancer).

Don't mean to alarm you with the "C" word, but as everyone above me said, go to the vet and have him checked out.

Massive-breed dogs hide pain VERY well, and if he's crying, then he's in A LOT of pain for some reason.

Good luck.

[Natasawin]

hi,
i have a 1year old male westie nad he cried all day long without reason!Vet said he is fine but I don't really understand the reason.We walk him twice per day and has a lot of toys to play with but after a while he stops and cries again.Can you please help me?Can it possibly be because of a female dog he might smelled?
Regards,
Natasa